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VISUAL ARTS · ESSAY
Space inMotion
Alexander Calder made movement a material of sculpture. Fifty years after his death, the question arises anew of what his mobiles and monumental works ask of space – and what they give it.
Hauser & Wirth Paris, Paris · 19 October to 19 December 2026
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What Ersan Mondtag’s set design does to Hamlet
Ersan Mondtag is responsible for both the direction and set design of ‘Hamlet’. The premiere at the Berliner Ensemble asks how space can open up new readings of a classic.
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What the Busoni Composition Prize can achieve
An award brings names to public attention. Whether that translates into new music in the concert hall depends on more than a certificate.
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Whose Body Is in the Museum? Three Exhibitions Compared
Feminist art in Wien, bodies and machines in Basel, figures and models in Düsseldorf: three perspectives on visibility and power.
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Exhibitions, premieres, film releases- PREMIERE · BERLIN„Hamlet“Berliner Ensemble, Großes Haus, Berlinon 5 November 2026Today
- AWARD · GÖTTINGENNDR Sachbuchpreis 2026Sartorius Campus, Göttingenon 5 November 2026Today
- PREMIERE · BERLINHamletBerliner Ensemble, Großes Haus, Berlinon 5 November 2026Today
- EXHIBITION · FRANKFURT AM MAINOn Display. Wie Grafikdesign uns gestaltetMuseum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main21 August to 8 November 2026Last chance
- EXHIBITION · KAISERSLAUTERNEileen Gray: Golden Girls No. 3Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern3 May to 8 November 2026Last chance
- FESTIVAL · WIENWien Modern 39verschiedene Spielstätten, Wien30 October to 30 November 2026Now on
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